05/01/2006 05:05 PM Joint 172

          SB 172-INITIATIVE\REFERENDUM\RECALL\PAMPHLET                                                                      
                                                                                                                              
5:05:37 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR THERRIAULT  announced that the Conference  Committee for SB
 was the business before  the committee. He directed attention                                                               
to the  packets and compared  the bill  version that went  to the                                                               
House floor with the amendment  that was passed there and advised                                                               
that he has  come to understand that the  definitional section on                                                               
page  2,  lines 5-7  was  inadvertently  omitted when  the  floor                                                               
amendment was run.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
It's generally  agreed that the  language ought to appear  in the                                                               
bill, so  if the committee  agrees that inserting  the definition                                                               
of "section"  gets it to the  point of agreement, then  a vote to                                                               
request limited free  powers could be taken.  The committee could                                                               
sign a  letter to that  effect and then  take that action  in one                                                               
meeting. When  the presiding officers read  the letter requesting                                                               
limited free powers  and they are granted, the next  step will be                                                               
to adopt the conference committee report exercising the powers.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR CON BUNDE said, "So moved."                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR THERRIAULT  announced that  there was  no objection  to the                                                               
motion to request limited free powers and it was so ordered.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  THERRIAULT  asked  for  a motion  to  adopt  a  conference                                                               
committee substitute to include the definitional section.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR BUNDE said, "So moved."                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  THERRIAULT restated  Senator Bunde's  motion to  adopt the                                                               
Conference Committee Substitute  (CCS) for SB 172  that would add                                                               
the definitional section.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
5:07:38 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
JOE BALASH, Staff to Senator  Therriault, advised that the motion                                                               
must be contingent.  The action would be  contingent upon limited                                                               
free powers being granted.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR BUNDE amended his motion as outlined by Mr. Balash.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR THERRIAULT  restated that  Senator Bunde motioned  to adopt                                                               
CCS  SB 172  contingent upon  being  granted powers  to take  the                                                               
action.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
5:07:58 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE LES GARA asked for  clarification that the request                                                               
would be for powers of limited free conference.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR THERRIAULT  said yes  and then  mentioned the  three fiscal                                                               
notes:  the Division  of Elections  submitted a  fiscal note  for                                                               
$677,600 to cover the cost of  the additional pages that would be                                                               
added to  the ballot; A fiscal  note for $91,000 [$97,00]  is for                                                               
the  addition of  an  official election  pamphlet  for a  primary                                                               
election when there  is an initiative; and the  Department of Law                                                               
submitted a $42,500  fiscal note to pay increased  staff costs so                                                               
that the  review of petition  language can be finished  within 60                                                               
days.